Question

Construct an example of a function that satisfies the following conditions:

a) Its domain and range are both all real numbers except 5.
b) Its domain is all positive numbers greater than 1, including 1.
c) Its domain is all positive numbers greater than 1, but not including 1.

Answer 1

f(x) = (x^2 - 25) / (x - 5)

Explanation:

Note that this function is undefined at x=5, which satisfies condition (a). Also, the function is defined for all other real numbers, which satisfies the domain and range requirement of (a).

For condition (b), note that the function is defined for all positive numbers greater than 1, including 1, since the denominator (x-5) will be positive for these values of x.

For condition (c), note that the function is undefined at x=1, since the denominator (x-5) will be negative for x slightly less than 1. Therefore, the function is defined for all positive numbers greater than 1, but not including 1.